Joist and rafter suspension bracket



Jan. 24, 1928. 1 1,651,243

E. S. DANIELS JoIsT AND RAFTER SUSPENSION BRACKET Filed D60. 6, 1924 Patented Jan. 24, 1928.

'DISTAT ERNEST STUART nANinLs, or jwasnrne ronnrsrnror or comments.

i JOIST Ann nar'rnn susrnns lon BRACKET.

Applieationfiled December 6, 1924. Serial No. 754,303.

'This invention relates'to frame supports or hangers and more particularly to brackets for supporting andbracing the joists,beams and rafters of steel and wooden buildings.

The principal object is to providestrong and practical brackets by which joists, beams, rafters and other parts of the skeleton structure of a building may be easily and quickly secured rigidly in place at both ends, with great saving in timeand labor and without necessity for mortising or the use of nails, as in the ordinary mode of as-.

sembly, thus facilitating and expediting the work of construction, especially in theerection of ready'made or ready-cut houses,

garages, contractors sheds and other buildm s.

Simplicity in design and inexpense in cost of manufacture are further desiderata which have been borne in mind in the production of my improved frame supporting brackets.

The invention will first be Ihereinafter more particularly described with reference to the accompanying drawings, which are to be taken as a part of this specification and then pointed out in the claims at the end of the description.

In said drawings, Fig. 1 is a fragmentary front elevational view of the elementary 30 structure of a building, partly in section,

illustrating the manner in which rafters are secured between the ridge-beam and walltruss or head-plate by means of my im proved supporting brackets;

beam bracket; and

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the walltruss bracket. a

Referring to the drawings in which like reference numerals are used to indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 4, 5 and 6 respectively denote the upright wall posts, the horizontal head-plate and ridge-beam of a building.

Spaced rafters 7 are supportingly secured on the usual incline between ridge-beam and head-plate, by means of cooperative brackets 8 and 9, which are respectively bolted or otherwise fixed in place upon said beam and plate as shown. y I

The bracket 8 comprises a two-part or double-sided saddle like metallic casting adapted to straddle the ridge-beam or, other truss and formed with oppositely disposed stirrup or ledge portions 8 inclined on either side of the beam at an angle corre- Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the ridgesponding with the pitch or slope of the roof, the inclination being varied as desired for different roofs. Vertically disposed, triangularly-shaped flanges or bracing walls 8 having aligned bolt holes 8, are provided on opposite marginsfof the inclinedledge portions 8 between which @the endsof a beam or rafter may fit, the same beingsecured in place by means of ordinary holding bolts extended through the holes 8 and the intervening timber. A bolt hole. 8 is likewise provided in the top portion of said casting, through which a fastening bolt 10 extending vertically through the ridge-beam, is passed to hold the bracket in fixed position thereon. a

The bracket 9 comprises an angular metallic casting adapted to engage upon the headplate or other beam and formed with an open ended stirrup or ledge portion 9 inclined at an angle corresponding with the pitch or slope of the roof, the inclination being varied as desired for different roofs. Vertically disposed, triangularly-shaped flanges or bracing walls 9", (corresponding with the walls 8 of the bracket 8) having aligned bolt holes 9, are provided on opposite margins of the inclined ledge portion 9, between which one end of a beam or rafter may fit, the same being secured in place by means of anordinary holding bolt extended through the holes 9 and the inter vening timber. A horizontally extended shoulder-piece or abutment 9 formed by brackets will be obvious from the foregoing description. Since various minor changes 1n the details of construction and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of this invenstamping and bending out a portion of the v tion, I do not desire to be restricted by the appended claims, to the specific structure hereinbefore illustrated and described.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A metal bracket pf angular form adapted to fit 1 against vertical and horizontal sides of a beam for securing thel'ete the inclined end portion of a rafter; said brack et having a 'mainupi'ight portion and an inte gral outwardly and downwardly imllinerl extension at the upper eridhi" the ufii'i'glit Part provided with marginal flgrngee having faces 01 a hammer for securing the end portions of beams 01' rafter: thereon, said bracket comprisin a metallic casting i'ori ed with an integr l vertical main body and a ninelinedledge penrtieh ef flat plate form the latter being extended outwardly and "downwardly from the former and having oppqsed vertieal substantially triangular marglnal flange port-ions integral therewith and with said main burly pertim be lweenwvhichthe end of i heum M01 rafter is interposed in resting P0ltl0nh qn said ledge portion, 831d; flange P01110113 being provided with aligned" holes therein for seeming therebetween the end if a beam errafter in supported pesitionj ion it-he bracket. 11-1 test mony whereof I alfix m1 silgnature.

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